The Lions went 4-12 in 2012. The Kansas City Chiefs earned the first pick in the NFL draft after going 2-14.

“The Detroit Lions have never been to a Super Bowl, and the last time they won an NFL championship (1957), GM was building the Pontiac Catalina here, and Elvis was topping the charts with ‘Jailhouse Rock’ and ‘All Shook Up,’” Akerson said, according to a copy of his prepared remarks.

Of course, what wasn't mentioned in Akerson's remarks is that the Lions are owned by GM’s archrival: the Ford family.